EP2810265A1 - Communication method and device for remote control of an actuator for mobile equipment in a building - Google Patents
Communication method and device for remote control of an actuator for mobile equipment in a buildingInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a communication device for the remote control of an actuator for a mobile equipment of the building such as a shutter, blind or curtain and a method of configuring such a device.
- a communication device comprising a receiver and a data processing unit for receiving a signal from the receiver and processing this received signal as a frame of a communication mode.
- Such a known type of device makes it possible in particular to carry out the remote control of an actuator for a mobile equipment of the building, in particular of the closure type, for example a door, a gate or a window, or of solar protection type, screen of multimedia projection or ventilation hatch.
- the closure type for example a door, a gate or a window, or of solar protection type, screen of multimedia projection or ventilation hatch.
- each device is specific to a type of protocol and a specific frequency band, and is therefore specific to a given country or region.
- a production strategy of this type tends to segment the production of product batches, each lot being specific to an area corresponding to a set of countries or regions using the same types of frequency bands and / or protocols, and to use different product references for each separate lot. This results in increased costs and complexity of product manufacturing, given the large number of lots and their small size. In the same way the product tests are multiplied by the number of lots. Finally, a large dormant stock is constituted because a lot can only be sold in the area of its own, and it is not possible to use the stock of a given lot to compensate for an exceptional demand for a different area.
- the present invention aims to solve all or part of the disadvantages mentioned above.
- the present invention relates to a method of operating a communication device for remote control of an actuator for a mobile equipment of the building comprising the steps of:
- the communication device has two distinct operating modes, a so-called configuration operating mode and a so-called operational operating mode.
- the operational mode of operation corresponds to the interpretation of the signals received (from a remote control or from a dedicated tool) as commands to be executed by the actuator, for example “up”, “stop”, “down”, or as information from the sensors, or as reports of errors received at the remote control or the dedicated tool.
- the operational mode of operation may also correspond to the transmission by the signal actuator including command execution reports.
- the communication mode with the remote control or with the dedicated tool, used by the device during the implementation of the operational operating mode is called the operational communication mode.
- the purpose of the configuration operating mode is to define the operational communication mode.
- the communication mode with the remote control or with the dedicated tool used by the device during the implementation of the configuration operating mode is called the configuration communication mode.
- the method can be implemented during an operation performed during the installation of the actuator on site, for example adjustment end of race or pairing.
- the operational communication mode of the device can be modified again by carrying out the steps of the method during an update, a reset, a maintenance phase or parameterization of the device.
- the incident signals that identify the operational communication mode to be used can be provided by a dedicated configuration tool.
- the device uses this reference to define its own operational communication mode.
- the communication device has several selectively usable communication modes.
- the separate communication modes correspond to different types of communication protocols.
- the distinct communication modes correspond to communications on different frequency bands.
- the definition of the operational communication mode uses characteristics, in particular the frequency band to be used and the type of communication protocol, contained in the signal received according to the configuration communication mode.
- This definition of the operational communication mode can be described as explicit because the communication mode definition parameters are defined directly from the information contained in the received signal according to the configuration communication mode.
- the definition of the operational communication mode comprises a step of transmission by the communication device of a third signal comprising a list of operational communication modes that can be implemented by the communication device. communication, and a step of receiving by the communication device a fourth signal containing a selection indication of the operational communication mode among the operational communication modes that can be implemented by the communication device.
- the definition of the operational communication mode comprises a step of downloading the definition parameters of the operational communication mode.
- Such a download may occur during the first download of the software on the device, during a first use or configuration of the device, including an update of the software and / or data to be integrated. to the device.
- the tool transmits to the communication device the information necessary for programming the radio circuits.
- This information varies depending on the hardware version of the communication device.
- Information about this hardware version can be obtained by a direct response to the configuration tool if the communication device is bi-directional, or by another feedback path such as motion sequences of the motor, or by labeling the actuator.
- the parameters of the operational communication mode can be transmitted for example in the form of a predefined table or by a series of pairs (address, value) corresponding to the addresses of the registers mapped in memory of the communication device and the values to be written to these addresses.
- the default values of the registers are configured for a function that is not available in (or) configuration mode (s).
- the definition of the operational communication protocol comprises a step of downloading all or part of a software component.
- new software including a new protocol stack (Pj)
- Pj a new protocol stack
- This downloading concerns, in particular, all or part of the application software component used for interpreting the operational communication mode.
- a production output com m unication device may contain only a software component corresponding to the configuration communication mode. This device can therefore function operationally before downloading the application software made to the installation by a secure tool and / or by an authorized person. Under these conditions, an actuator stolen during storage can not be used.
- the communication device can be informed of the transition to the download phase of new software by a predefined sequence, for example:
- the tool can send a specific command to request the communication device to go into download phase.
- the communication device can erase the application software stored in its rewritable memory and keep only the download software.
- This download software also known by the English name "boot loader” allows to reliably transmit the new application software d is in é to the interpretation of operational comm ication mode, for example using packages of predefined size (512 bytes); the correct reception of these packets can be confirmed by the communication device, which sends an acknowledgment message to the tool.
- the downloading method may comprise a sub-step of saving these parameters prior to downloading and a step of restoring the parameters subsequent to the download.
- the compatibility of the received signal with a selected configuration communication mode is verified.
- an error checking code of a received signal frame is calculated, or alternatively, according to another aspect of the invention, the conformity of a received signal sequence with the preamble of a frame belonging to the protocol type corresponding to the selected configuration communication mode is checked.
- determining a configuration communication mode for the communication device comprises the steps of:
- step c If no signal is received within the determined time interval, return to step a) selecting a particular communication mode by selecting another configuration communication mode from among the plurality of modes of communication. configuration communication usable by the communication device,
- step f) If the received signal does not conform to the selected communication mode, return to step a) selecting a particular configuration communication mode by selecting another configuration communication mode from the plurality of modes. configuration communication that can be used by the communication device.
- the present invention also relates to a method of configuring a communication device for the remote control of an actuator for a mobile equipment of the building comprising the steps of:
- This method can be implemented by a remote control or by a dedicated configuration tool.
- the signal generated according to the configuration communication mode comprises the characteristics of the operational communication mode, and in particular the frequency band to be used and / or the type of communication protocol.
- the configuration method comprises a sub-step of receiving a third signal comprising a list of operational communication modes that can be implemented by the communication device and a sub-step of issuing a fourth signal containing an indication of selection of the operational communication mode in the list of operational communication modes that can be implemented by the communication device.
- the step a) of defining the operational communication mode comprises a step of reception by the configuration tool of a list of operational communication modes that can be implemented by the communication device.
- the step b ") of generating at least one signal according to a configuration communication mode comprises a step of downloading to the device the definition parameters of the operational communication mode.
- step b ") of generating at least one signal according to a configuration communication mode comprises a step of downloading to the device of a software component.
- a step of selecting a configuration communication mode is performed.
- the present invention also relates to a communication device for the remote control of an actuator for a mobile equipment of the building comprising a receiver and a data processing unit for receiving a signal from the receiver and to process this signal.
- a communication device for the remote control of an actuator for a mobile equipment of the building comprising a receiver and a data processing unit for receiving a signal from the receiver and to process this signal.
- the communication device received as a frame of a communication mode (configuration or operational), the communication device being arranged to implement a method of operation as described above.
- the device has a first configuration operating mode, corresponding to the first steps a) and b) of the operating method and a second operational operating mode, corresponding to steps c) and d) of the method, in which the Operational communication mode is used to receive control signals or reception reports.
- the processing unit is arranged to implement its configuration operating mode during the first use of the device.
- the processing unit is arranged to configure the receiver to allow reception in a determined frequency band.
- the device comprises a power supply unit arranged to provide a power supply whose output characteristics are independent of the input characteristics, in particular a battery power supply or a switching power supply.
- the receiver allows communication at frequencies between 200 MHz and 1 GHz.
- the receiver allows communication at frequencies between 500 MHz and 1 GHz.
- the frequency bands used are discontinuous, with for example a first frequency band around 433 MHz and a second frequency band around 868 MHz.
- the device comprises a transmitter, the processing unit being arranged to configure the transmitter if necessary.
- a configuration is performed for the transmitter. This configuration makes it possible to parameterize the device's return communications to a source in the bidirectional protocol.
- the transmitter config uration parameters can be defined from the contents of the received frames according to the configuration communication mode or deduced from the receiver configuration.
- the receiver utilizes radio frequency communication.
- the present invention also relates to an electromechanical actuator for a mobile building equipment comprising a communication device as described above, a motor, and a control unit that can be distinguished or confused with the processing unit, the unit control device being arranged to control the motor based on signals received by the receiver according to the operational communication mode.
- Another object of the present invention is a bidirectional remote control, which is intended to provide an electromagnetic action comprising a communication device as described above.
- the present invention also relates to a configuration tool of a communication device for the remote control of an actuator for a mobile equipment of the building, arranged for the implementation of a configuration method such that previously described and comprising an emitter and a processing unit.
- the present invention also relates to an assembly comprising a communication device as described above and a configuration tool arranged to allow the selection of one or more configuration communication mode and an operational communication mode and for generating at least one frame according to the at least one configuration communication mode.
- Figure 1 is a representative diagram of a first embodiment of a device according to the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a representative diagram of a second embodiment of a device according to the invention integrated in an actuator of a mobile equipment of the building.
- Figure 3 is a representative diagram of a second embodiment of a device according to the invention integrated in a remote control for bidirectional communications.
- Fig ure 4 is a table illustrating different modes of communication corresponding to different frequency bands and protocol types.
- FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary frame format that can be used as part of the control of a mobile equipment actuator of the building.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an operating method according to the invention.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart representing the step of choice by a communication device of an operational communication mode according to different modes of implementation of a method according to the invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart representing a flowchart of a configuration method implemented by a configuration tool of a device according to the invention.
- a communication device DC comprises a receiver RCP associated with a reception antenna RANT and a processing unit PRS data intended to receive and process the signals. from the RCP receiver.
- the receiver RCP is in this embodiment an analog radio frequency receiver or a digital radio frequency receiver, for example in the case where a protocol of the RTS ® type must be taken into account.
- the processing unit is arranged to interpret received signals according to at least one configuration communication mode MCi and a plurality of MUk operational communication modes that can be used by the communication device DC.
- the communication mode MCi or MUk means the use of a particular communication protocol Pj in a particular frequency band BFk, as shown in FIG. 5.
- the number of communication protocols usable and the number of frequency bands may vary depending on the embodiments.
- the different modes of communication are symbolized by using an index i, j or k and thus designating the communication modes as MCj modes, MUk, j and k may vary from 1 to p, to facilitate the explanation.
- the different protocols P and the frequency bands BF can be represented with an index.
- the references MC, MU, BF and P can however be used depending on the case with or without indices.
- the modes of communication MCj distinct Muk may correspond to types of Pi different communication protocols, namely such as communications protocols RTS ®, io-homecontrol ®, Zigbee or Z-Wave.
- the separate communication modes may correspond to communications on different BFm frequency bands.
- the receiver RCP which is for example a radio frequency receiver, is able to operate on several BFk frequency bands, for example frequency bands defined around the following nominal frequencies: 433/868/915 / 960MHz.
- the antennas RANT equipping the receiver are not always effective on all the frequencies considered.
- DC device types may be provided for different frequency bands, for example, a device operating for the frequency bands BF between 315 to 433 MHz, and a device operating for the frequency bands BFk between 868 to 960 MHz.
- the same device When using an antenna operating on all frequencies, the same device can be used on all frequencies.
- the so-called "ISM" band at 868MHz is used in Europe
- the 915MHz band is used in the USA
- the 960MHz band is used in Israel .
- other parameters may characterize the communication modes MCj, MUk, in particular all the CMD commands understandable by the device as well as the PRM parameters relating to each of these commands.
- the PRS processing unit is arranged to configure the RCP receiver to allow reception in a frequency band BF.
- the different technical values of the configuration parameters cfg of the receiver RCP enable it to operate on different frequencies for a given type of antenna.
- These parameters are stored in a memory MEM associated with the processing unit PRS.
- the processing unit includes other elements not shown as including a clock circuit for calculating timers.
- the device is provided with a PWR power supply unit arranged to provide a power supply whose output characteristics are independent of the input characteristics, in particular battery power or power supply. chopping.
- a switched-mode power supply makes it possible to use identical components downstream of this power supply regardless of the input voltage of the switching power supply.
- batteries can provide power whose characteristics are independent of the local power grid.
- the communication device DC has two distinct modes of operation, a first configuration operating mode F1 and a second operational operating mode F2.
- the processing unit PRS is arranged to implement its first mode of F1 configuration operation in particular in the following cases:
- the triggering of the update being caused by an event such as a detection of an error in the operation of the actuator or during a self-test performed by the software.
- the processing unit PRS is arranged to receive a received signal RS by the receiver RCP according to a configuration communication mode MCi and to define a mode of operational communication MUO according to the content. of the received signal RS according to the configuration communication mode MCj.
- the processing unit PRS is arranged to analyze received signals RS by the receiver RCP from a source SRC so as to identify if at least one sequence of a first received signal RS can be interpreted As compliant with a communication mode MCj most of the configuration communication modes MC1 to MCp can be used by the communication device DC.
- FIG. 1 An example of a frame of a communication mode that can be used to control a mobile equipment of the building is described with reference to FIG.
- Such a TR frame is introduced for example by synchronization pulses, and comprises:
- ADDR q u i addressing data are used to identify the sender and / or the recipient (s) of the frame
- an error checking code for example a CRC cyclic redundancy code
- Any additional data ADD including for example an encryption key.
- the number of fields, their length, and their content may change. It is therefore possible to identify whether a frame conforms to a given protocol and is a valid frame, for example, by comparing the conformity of a sequence of the received signal RS with the preamble comprising the synchronization data SYNC. a frame belonging to the protocol type Pj corresponding to a particular communication mode.
- this preamble confirms that the radio frequency decoding, the decoding of the bits, the rate and the sequence of the signal are consistent with that of the selected communication mode, which in most cases is sufficient for its characterization.
- a determination of the operational communication mode to be used in the second operating mode F2 is performed. This determination can be made according to different embodiments.
- the content of the frame received according to the configuration communication mode comprises all the definition parameters of the operational communication mode.
- the type of protocol PI and the frequency band BFm are defined in the fields of state referred to in the configuration schedule MCj, for example in the control fields CMD, and / or parameters PRM of the received frame.
- an exchange can be established between the configuration tool SRC and the device DC for determining the mode of operational communication MUO.
- the configuration tool SRC will send a request message for the MUK operational communication modes likely to be implemented by the communication device DC.
- a download of all or part of the parameters defining a new operational communication mode can be triggered to the DC device.
- the tool transmits to the communication device the information necessary for the programming of the radio circuits.
- this information varies depending on the hardware version of the communication device.
- the tool can obtain information about this hardware version by a direct response if the communication device is bi-directional, or by another return path such as motion sequences of the engine, or by labeling the actuator.
- the radio parameters can be transmitted in the form of a predefined table or by a series of pairs (address, value) corresponding to the addresses of the registers mapped in the memory of the communication device and the values to be written to these addresses.
- the default values of the registers are configured for a function as well as the configuration com m u nisation mod ule (s).
- new software including a new protocol stack Pj, can be downloaded by the tool.
- the communication device can be informed of the transition to the download phase of new software by a predefined sequence, for example:
- the tool can send a specific command to request the communication device to go into download phase.
- the device can erase the application software stored in its rewritable memory and keep only the download software.
- This software known as the English "boot loader” can reliably transmit the new application software, for example using packets of predefined size (512 bytes); the correct reception of these packets is confirmed by the communication device, which sends an acknowledgment message to the tool.
- the downloading process may include a substep of saving these parameters prior to downloading and a step of restoring the parameters, subsequent to the download.
- the commands to be used and / or possible command parameters relating to these commands can be optionally defined by communication with the configuration tool SRC. .
- the source SRC is constituted for example by a configuration tool.
- a configuration tool preferably includes interface means for an operator to select the MUO operational communication mode to be used by a DC communication device, and the MCJ configuration communication mode to be used.
- the tool which can take on a similar appearance to that of a remote control makes it possible to emit signals, for example following the pressing of a control key, these signals corresponding to the determined configuration communication mode
- processing unit PRS corresponds to the implementation of a method, the steps of which are described below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.
- the implementation mode described in FIG. 6 corresponds to a variant in which several configuration communication modes MC j can be implemented by the communication device DC.
- the first operating mode F1 is selected for the ultimate purpose of determining a MUO operational communication mode to be used.
- a first configuration communication mode MCj is selected for the most part from the communication model M C 1 to M C p, which can be processed by means of the communication link DC.
- a test is performed to identify whether a configuration change of the RCP receiver component is necessary for operation in this configuration communication mode MCj.
- a fourth configuration step E4 is performed. Otherwise, the fifth step E5 is performed.
- the cfg configuration technical parameters of the RCP receiver component are governed by the PRS processing entity, which stores in MEM memory these parameters for each configuration communication mode MCj.
- the configuration is particularly necessary when the common MCj communication mode corresponds to a frequency band BFk different from that of the communication mode previously used or when the first use of the DC communication device.
- a listening operation Lst is performed, in order to pick up a signal possibly sent by a source SRC.
- This listening step ends when a signal RS is received or when a determined period of time Tj has elapsed without receiving a signal.
- a sixth step is performed. In the case where a predetermined period of time T 1 elapses without receiving a signal, the second step E 2 of choosing a different configuration communication mode is performed.
- a test operation is performed to identify whether the received signal RS is likely to be interpreted as conforming to the configuration communication MCj, as described above.
- step E7 the definition of the operational communication unit MUO is performed according to the received signal RS and interpreted in accordance with the configuration communication mode MCj. This seventh step will be described later in more detail with reference to FIG.
- an eighth step E8 is performed. In the opposite case, the fifth step E5 of listening is performed again.
- step E8 a test is performed to identify whether a configuration change of the RCP receiver component is necessary to take into account the MUO operational communication mode.
- a n9 configuration step E9 is performed. Otherwise, the tenth step E10 is performed.
- the configuration technical parameters cfg of the RCP receiver component are set by the processing time PRS, which stores in MEM memory these parameters for each operational communication mode MUk.
- the configuration is necessary when the mode of operational communication MUO defined corresponds to a frequency band BFk different from that of the communication mode previously used.
- the operating mode MUO is selected as the communication mode to be used by the DC communication device in operational operating mode F2.
- the communication device DC is arranged to interpret the received signals RS2 as control signals in accordance with the operational communication mode MUO defined in the configuration operating mode F1.
- FIG. 7 represents the implementation of the seventh step E7 for defining the MUO operational communication mode. Different modes of implementation of the method are shown in this figure.
- step E6 if the signal RS complies with the selected configuration communication mode MCj, this communication mode MCj is determined as determined configuration communication mode MCi during a step E710. then the operational communication mode MUO is performed differently for different implementation variants of the method.
- the operational communication mode MUO is determined by the content of the received signal RS, which comprises all the definition parameters of the latter.
- the type of protocol PI and the frequency band BFm are defined in the fields of the frame or frames received according to the determined configuration communication mode MCi, for example in the payload PLD.
- a step E730 is executed in which the communication device DC interprets the received signal RS as a request sent by the configuration tool SRC to the device to know the communication modes.
- MUk capable of being implemented by the communication device DC.
- the request can be explicitly contained in the first received signal RS, or that the conformity of at least a part of the first received signal RS, for example the preamble, with the determined configuration communication mode MCi can be interpreted by the communication device DC as a request from the configuration tool SRC.
- the communication device DC transmits a third signal TS3 comprising a list of operational communication modes that can be implemented MUk by the communication device DC.
- the communication device DC receives, during a step E734, a fourth signal RS4 containing a selection indication of the operational communication mode MUO among the operational communication modes that can be implemented MU k by the DC communication device.
- a test is performed to determine if the selection performed corresponds to an operational communication MU k mode may be implemented by the DC communication device. If the selection made corresponds to an operational communication mode MUk that can be implemented by the communication device DC, the selection is taken into account in a step E738.
- a download of a new application software and / or all or part of the parameters defining the new mode of operational communication MUO can be triggered to the communication device.
- the downloaded parameters may correspond, for example, to parameters to take into account a new BFm frequency band, a new Pk protocol, new CMD commands or new PRM control parameters.
- the supply or update of commands and / or parameters correspond to concrete cases, for example in the following situations: the regulation concerning the speed to be adopted following an obstacle detection can be different according to the countries of installation; It is also desirable to activate certain commands only when the corresponding option has been paid for by an end user.
- a simple download of all or part of the parameters defining the new mode of operational communication MUO and / or the corresponding application software is triggered to the device DC.
- This downloading can in particular be triggered without first carrying out an interrogation of the communication modes taken into account by this device.
- step 740 may comprise the reception of several frames carrying indications for performing a complete download of the application software.
- a first frame may contain an indication to switch to download mode, then the following frames may contain file segments and addresses to store these file segments, then a last frame containing an indication of completion of download.
- the commands to be used in a step E750 and / or parameters relating to these commands in a step E755 may optionally be defined by communication with the configuration tool SRC, the device confirming in a last step E 760 the good reception of the data relating to the operational communication mode MUO.
- the reception of the commands or parameters can take place after the passage in the operating mode F2.
- a choice of the configuration communication mode MCi and a mode of operational communication MUO is realized. Note that the selection of the operational communication mode MUO can be performed later, as will be explained later.
- a transmission of a signal containing the preamble of a frame according to the configuration communication mode MCi is carried out.
- a third step EO3 transmission of the frame according to the configuration communication mode MCi containing information on the operational communication mode MUO is carried out.
- a fourth step EO4 an expectation of a list of operational communication modes MUk that can be implemented by the communication device DC is observed.
- a fifth step EO5 the list of MUk operational communication modes that can be implemented by the communication device DC is received from the communication device DC.
- a sixth step EO6 it is checked whether the selected operational communication mode MUO is present in the list received from the device. If this is not the case, the configuration tool SRC can make another choice of the operational communication mode MUO in the list provided by the communication device DC. Note that the SRC configuration tool can wait for the reception of this list to choose the MUO operational communication mode,
- an indication on the MUO mode selected in the list is provided to the device.
- the selected operational communication MUO silemode is not present in the list of MUk communication modes that can be implemented by the communication device and if the configuration tool SRC n does not make a new choice in this list, at least one RS signal containing the download data relating to this mode of operational communication MUO is sent to the device.
- step EO4 the list of communication modes that can be implemented by the DC communication device is not provided by the device, and a direct download of the mode definition parameters.
- MUO operational communication and / or software component is realized in steps EO9 / EO10.
- the commands to be used, in a step EO1 1, and / or parameters relating to these commands, in a step EO12 are transmitted by the SRC configuration tool to the DC communication device.
- the transmission of commands or parameters can be carried out in the F2 operational operation mode.
- the MUO operational communication mode is confirmed as the operational communication mode in an optional step EO15.
- a frequency group configuration communication mode ie for example a first group comprising the frequencies at 315/433 MHz and a second group comprising the frequencies at 868/91 5/960 MHz, it is possible to use antennas with improved sensitivity per frequency group.
- the communication device DC comprises, in addition to the RCP receiver, an emission component EMT, associated with a transmission antenna EANT, the communication device DC being arranged to configure where applicable the EMT emission component.
- the communication device DC proceeds to configure both its EMT transmitter and its RCP receiver to ensure reception and transmission in one or more frequency-specific bands. s).
- the actuator ACT comprises a motor M, a control unit which can be distinct or confused with the processing unit PRS, the control unit being arranged to control the motor M according to signals received by the receiver RCP according to the mode MUO operational communication.
- the communication device DC comprises the same elements as in the second embodiment.
- the controller is integrated in a R2W bidirectional remote control.
- a remote control includes a user interface IN comprising a KB control keyboard and possibly an information display DIS screen for a user. These two elements can also be combined in the form of a touch screen.
- the elements of the user interface IN are connected to the processing unit PRS.
- the remote control may also include a WCU alarm control unit, the purpose of which is to activate the PRS processing unit, the EMT radio transmitter, and the RCP receiver when a keyboard key is depressed, connecting these elements. to the PWR power supply unit.
- a WCU alarm control unit the purpose of which is to activate the PRS processing unit, the EMT radio transmitter, and the RCP receiver when a keyboard key is depressed, connecting these elements. to the PWR power supply unit.
- the means of reception are only generally active for a short period after the issue of a signal by the transmitting component, in order to collect a signal sent in response by the receiving device of the control signal.
- This signal may be emitted by a source SRC constituted for example by a configuration tool as described above.
- the processing unit and possibly the receiver contained in the device it appears that these different elements can be contained on the same printed circuit, or made separately.
- the functions described above namely in particular, the demodulation of signals (for example RF signals), the decoding / checking of the frame format, the definition of the operational communication mode, the interpretation of the signals received as signals of control, can be realized in a single circuit configuration which comprises a subset dedicated to the communication functions (in particular RF), an optional part of wired logic and a processor, or a configuration in two circuits comprising for example:
- first circuit comprising the communication functions and a wired logic part
- second circuit comprising the processor
- a first circuit comprising the communication functions and a second circuit comprising a wired logic part and the processor, or
- a first circuit comprising the communication functions and a second circuit comprising the processor.
- the decoding and error code checking operations can be performed by the reception component, by a wired logic circuit part or by a generic processor. It should be noted that the use of the devices according to the invention does not complicate the process of manufacturing and calibration of the devices. In particular, when validating a device on a given frequency, an adjustment of the operating frequency is made by modifying the configuration of a quartz present in the receiver component.
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